September 5, 2012Comments Off on Investors hunting for commercial real estate

Insiders agree opportunistic buyers are zeroing in on properties overlooked, undervalued or mispriced, as well as those offering incentives, in hopes of making – if not a killing – very profitable returns.

August 2, 2012Comments Off on Research Frontiers nets $1.75M in capital

A group of accredited investors have invested $1.75 million in Woodbury-based Research Frontiers. The investors received 589,227 shares of Research Frontiers’ common stock at a price of $2.97 per share – the closing market price of the stock on July ...

July 27, 2012Comments Off on Facebook’s stock tumbles after 1st public quarter

Facebook’s first earnings report as a public company had solid numbers, but in the end it landed with a thud — much like its rocky initial public offering two months ago. Facebook reported stronger-than-expected revenue and a gain in user ...

July 26, 2012Comments Off on Madoff trustee wants victims to get more money

Victims of imprisoned Bernard Madoff‘s Ponzi scheme could be getting back more of their stolen money. Irving Picard, the trustee in charge of liquidating Madoff’s assets, is asking a New York court for permission to distribute another $1.5 billion to ...

July 26, 2012Comments Off on Alleged fake executive charged in Ponzi scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Manhattan resident with posing as the president of a Melville-based firm in order to mislead investors into believing he was pouring $6 million into a company. The agency charged Ronald Feldstein with ...